Casablanca

Before Midnight: The Aftermath of a Sunrise and Sunset.

Before Midnight's lovers face the darkness.

KC, of the Sunshine Band: "We're the Party Band"

If there were some kind of Ghostbusters-style aura-meter that could measure the feelings certain songs evoke in people, KC & the Sunshine Band's readings would be greener than the fields of Ireland. The Miami-based group dominated the charts in the mid- and late '70s with a string of singles -- "Boo ... More >>

Philly Poutine

A first look at the new Pappa Geno's in Bellaire.

Openings & Closings: Block 7 on the Chopping Block and Birdwell Flies the Coop

The big news this week was word from Ronnie Killen of Killen's Steakhouse and Ricky Craig of Hubcap Grill that the two are combining their magical meat skills to open CK's Steakhouse in the Heights. The new steakhouse serves, in a way, to replace the plans that Killen had to open an outpost of his ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes 2012: No. 9, Crawfish at The Hideaway on Dunvale

This year leading up to our annual Best of Houston® issue, we're counting down our 100 favorite dishes in Houston. This list comprises our favorite dishes from the last year, dishes that are essential to Houston's cultural landscape and/or dishes that any visitor (or resident) should try at least o ... More >>

Rest Of The Best: Houston's Top 8 Latin Nights

Note: This article was written by Rolando Rodriguez and Marco Torres. In March of this year, Houston beat the likes of Los Angeles and New York as the most ethnically diverse metropolitan area in the country and that landmark development was mainly due to the growth of Latinos. Back in 1990, Latin ... More >>

Vive La France: Central Market Kicks off Passport France with a Bang

You really have to appreciate it when someone throws a party and goes all out, no expense spared. That's what Central Market did for its Passport France kickoff event this past Thursday evening, which was held in a white tented affair that had the high society feel of the Kentucky Derby. Indeed, I ... More >>

Ace Frehley's Wild Rocket Ride

No Regrets by Ace Frehley with Joe Layden and John Ostrosky 320 pp., $26, Gallery Books ​Even by standards of '70s hard rock excess, original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley was out of this world. In this breezy, buzzy, and debauched memoir, The Spaceman takes readers on a rocket ride through his ... More >>

University of Minnesota Horrible Promo Video Allows Me To Dust Off A Few Others (w/ VIDEO)

YouTube. If you're a blogger or a talk show host (or someone like myself who is attempting to be both), it is the gift that keeps on giving. If you're trying to be a productive member of society or a contributor at your place of work, it's the silent killer, especially "Related Videos." If you ge ... More >>

Houston and the Blues

Viva the Houston Blues Scene.

Openings & Closings: See Ya, Tequila

Brewpub is go!​The city has lost one of its two restaurants with a tequila-themed nomenclature: Ruby Tequila's in Midtown, which closed swiftly and quietly late last week. The chain's website was quick to reflect the closure, removing the Midtown location from its site without a trace. A manag ... More >>

This Week in Deliciousness

Unfortunately, both Flaming Patties and Flaming Selma's are outdone by Flaming Moe's.​Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where the nice weather can only mean one thing: soon our faces will be exploding with pollen. Ready the hot sauce and Benadryl, bitches, it's time ... More >>

Desert Couscous

Casablanca worth a visit in a city with so little Moroccan food.

Oasis in the Desert: Casablanca Brings Moroccan Food to Houston

Photos by Troy FieldsSee more photos from Casablanca in our slideshow.​When it opened late last year, Casablanca Couscous & Grill became only the second Moroccan restaurant in Houston. And the truth is, for a city that prides itself on being such a melting pot of ethnicities and cuisines, ther ... More >>

Idol Beat: The First Of The Fallen

Fox​American Idol, the show that dares answer the question: "Who or what the hell is 'Diddy Dirty-Money?'" Ryan Seacrest kicks the show off by introducing our "beloved finalists," and I couldn't help but think of Rick's line from Casablanca ("They're not particularly my beloved finalists"). T ... More >>

For Richer or Poorer

The po-boys at Zimm's Little Deck come up short.

Local Musicians Choose Their Favorite Super Powers

Lee Alexander, pictured with his band of invisible skulking perverts​It wasn't that long ago that a few brave filmmakers realized that it was in fact possible to make a superhero movie that didn't suck IQ points from an audience and might even, surprise surprise, be somewhat faithful to their ... More >>

The 10 Best New Restaurants of 2010

Which one of our top 10 restaurants landed a spot in the newest edition of GQ?​Trying to select only 10 restaurants out of the dozens that have opened the past year is agonizing. In a good way, of course -- Houston has been fertile ground for innovative and passionate restaurateurs this year. ... More >>

R.I.P.: A Toast to the Restaurants We'll Miss the Most

Photo by Robb WalshAlas! No more salchi-burgers from Brisa Cocina Mexicana.​While toasts are usually reserved for happier events or for New Year's Eve, we thought it appropriate to toast the dearly departed restaurants which closed this past year, wishing those who had to close them future suc ... More >>

Casablanca Couscous & Grill

Chef Jeramie Robison Plays Around With Gumbo and More at Zimm's Little Deck

Photos by Margaret DowningOutside deck area with petanque court behind it (French version of Italian bocce).​We stopped in at the just-opened Zimm's Little Deck the other night for a tasting session - zoomed right past the place at first and had to reverse course, it being just a left hand tur ... More >>

Openings & Closings

​After an extended hiatus, Las Alamedas (23501 Cinco Ranch Boulevard, Suite F410) has finally reopened -- but not in its former location on Katy Freeway. Instead, the old-school Mexican restaurant known as the site of many a special occasion dinner has moved west to Katy's La Centerra developm ... More >>

Planet Houston: Country Cooking

An around-the-world guide to the foods of Planet Houston

Sampler Plate: This Week In Food Blogs

Each week, we put together a sampler plate of the most interesting links from both local and national food blogs. Know a blog we should be paying particular attention to? Leave the address in the comments section below. The Mighty Rib: Kevin's been on the road lately and reviewing restaurant far ou ... More >>

Pop Rocks: Believe It Or Not, There Are Worse Ideas Than Kim Kardashian As Lara Croft

I can't wait to hear her English accent.​It's been a rough week: we found out the BP oil spill may spread across the Atlantic Ocean and threaten England's blessed shores (which, let's admit it, would be pretty hilarious) and dealt with the campaign in Afghanistan supplanting Vietnam as America ... More >>

Werewolves Got Fingered: The 5 Worst Movies (Besides Twilight: New Moon) With the Best Soundtracks

​Good news, all you fans of condensed screen versions of self-indulgent Mormon vampire pseudo-erotic clit-tease fantasies: Twilight: New Moon is being released in only eight days. Rocks Off, accustomed to scorn from literary snobs for his steadfast support of the Harry Potter series, actually pick ... More >>

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

There are movies, there are films and then there is cinema

Project Row Houses: Classified X

Even Lena Horne couldn’t make up for Mammy

Free Tickets for Le Freak/M80's Tonight at House of Blues

These fine-looking gentlemen are Le Freak, the Metroplex's premier disco-era cover (or, sorry, "tribute") band, sort of like Houston's Disco Expressions with better wigs and fewer personnel. They and their North Texas buds the M80's - aka Molly and the Ringwalds with Bowie wigs and no ... More >>

Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week

George Clinton

Q&A with the master of funk

Nostalgia Trip

Steven Soderbergh tries, and largely fails, to make 'em like they used to

Cosmopolitan

Truluck's

Some Kind of Joke

Tarnished Ivory

The White Countess writes an inglorious final chapter for a dynamic filmmaking duo

Overlooked in '05

Ten great discs that were underserved by the media but are more than worthy

Paradise Found

Two years ago, the Velvet Teen took the road less traveled, and that has made all the difference

The Good, the Bad and the Humidity

Eleven artists work up a show about Houston past and present

Divine Decadence

Rabbis won't recognize this wild and wicked Holy Land

Best Adulterated Shakespeare

Gregory Boyd's The Comedy of Errors, Alley Theatre

Devil Made Him Do It

William Friedkin restores previously axed scenes in the superfluous director's cut of The Exorcist

Double Your Pleasure

Gregory Boyd's fearless, farcical take on Shakespeare is no Error

Cryin' Shame

Too sweet tears turn Message into mush

Letters

Galactic Mediocrity

Men in Black thinks small and tries too hard

The Man Behind Andy

Marrakech Success

In the Montrose, a taste of Morocco nestles amidst the trees

Fatal Femmes

Flings, First and Final

Two new romances approach doomed passion, as seen at different ages and stages

Spy Games

Tom Clancy and Harrison Ford take aim at the War On Drugs